At least 30 dead in Cameroon bus crash

AT least 30 people died when their bus crashed, rolled over and broke in two in central Cameroon, police said Sunday,adding that the toll could rise.

NewsCoreMay 31, 20103:06am

AT least 30 people died when their bus crashed, rolled over and broke in two in central Cameroon, police said Sunday,adding that the toll could rise.

"At the scene we've identified around 30 bodies but the death toll could be much greater given that some of the injured evacuated before we arrived reportedly died," local traffic police official said.

The accident happened overnight Saturday near Bafia, around 85 miles north of the capital Yaounde.

"The bus lost control," Mr Idrissou said, and "200 meters [yards] further on the bus hit a ditch. It rolled over several times."

"The impact was so powerful that the bus broke in two," he said.

It was not known how many passengers were aboard the bus at the time of the accident.